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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... Fundoplication, Bariatric ... • Chronic Gastric ... SyndromeChronic ... #gastroenterology
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... of Bariatric Surgery ... Syndrome • Hyperinsulinemic ... #Differential #Treatment ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
Types of Bariatric Surgery
Adjustable Gastric Banding:
 • Decreasing in prevalence, 3% of bariatric surgeries performed
 •
bypassing small bowel ... Complications — dumping syndrome ... internal hernia, bowel ... preserved less dumping syndrome ... #gastroenterology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Surgery Post Bariatric ... bolus to the small bowel ... bypass causes increased ... Surgery: • Bariatric ... #gastric #bypass
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Supplementation Post Gastric ... Bypass Surgery ... folate, iron, B12 ... • Persistent nausea ... #bariatric #gastroenterology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... Causes of acute ... Previous gastric ... surgery or ileal ... 1000 g/24 h) #Chronic
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
of pregnancy • Bariatric ... surgery • Anorexia ... nervosa Treatment ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... (chronic B1 deficiency
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
resection/bariatric ... surgery, Inflammatory ... Chronic diarrhoea ... , Short bowel syndrome ... dental fixatives, Treatment
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
AMI • PUD • Gastric ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome • Celiac ... • Inflammatory bowel ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
Deficiencies After Gastric ... ataxia), Korsakoff syndrome ... anemia • Vitamin B12 ... vitamin #nutrition #table ... differential #diagnosis #bariatric